Monday, July 27, 2009

No distractions. Work, work, work.

This week has been great! Got a lot referrals and numbers to call.
Calling sessions' results are also encouraging, with the whole week's evenings packed right up till saturday.
Today's my mummy's birthday... gonna treat them to dinner @ Labrador Seafood! I really hope they'll like the chicken thigh that We love so much. It's a fantastic chance to try out their highly acclaimed seafood too.
Reason of wanting to bring them there was that I love the ambience and peacefulness of the place. I can so picture the 5 of us enjoying a relax and cosy dinner, 'almost' by the seaside too.
Yesterday was Bro-Ken's bday. I've never failed to be amazed by the close proximity of the birthdates of the 2 ppl who means so much to me that it's a tad bit hard to say which is more important. We (boss, lauren, macy, john and wing) celebrated Ken's bday on the strike of 12midnight at Labrador Seafood too. It was cosy, fun and very very (i don't really have the words to describe how i feel).... Happy, genuinely happy and grateful to be able to be one of the first few to wish my brother, mentor and many things more, a very happy birthday.
Kristen closed a case yesterday too!! yay!! happy for you gal!! :)

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Many lessons learnt. STEP-UP.

I want to thank the family for making a point to wake up early to reach Raffles Place @ 7.30 am to canvass and to help me see where I'm lacking and the wrong attitude towards, not just canvassing alone, but also towards my work.
I am sorry that I forgot to prepare the survey forms that caused a delay in the start of the project. We only got to start at close to 8.30am.
I am humbled by their sheer determination and confidence that they are in control of the results of getting name. Puts me to shame in regards to my performance at work.
Kristen, John and danny had 10 names by 10.30am. They persevered despite the heavy downpour, never letting the poor weather as an excuse or a reason of tougher situation.
Bro-Ken magnificently brush aside security guards who tried to make things difficult for us and ask us to stop our activities.
Eventually, we got our way.
Wing achieved 30 names by 12 noon through sheer hard work and determination. Each and everyone of you rock.
All in all, I've learnt alot through observing the whole family, spirit and conduct, during surveying.
Thank you, my family. I really appreciate your care and concern. I know, appreciation don't do nuts if I don't do something about my mentality about work and bring in the production required to, not just my own success but also to do justice for the effort, care and concerns the family have for me.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Back to basics.

It's a long long day.
Went to canvass at 7.30am @ Raffles Place. Results weren't even passable, much less acceptable. Ended at 11am. After an impromptu meeting with the family, whom I thank sincerely for their honest opinion, it's time to change, to unlearn and re-learn, just as Bro-Ken said.
Enough of mediocre results from canvassing, with the time I spend on it, it has to be worth the results achieved from it. Gonna dismantle everything and learn from the elites in my family. Thank you guys for willing to take time and make special efforts to canvass early in the morning to show me where I lack in the art of getting quality leads on the streets.
After lunch with an old secondary school mate of mine, Bernard kindly invited me to join his G6 'back-up' training as one of the teachers called in sick. He was touching on the Million Dollar Question which i had previously missed. Once again, his training triggered alot of things i'd learnt in the past few months and it also gave me a chance to reflect on the appointments that I had tried to apply what I've learnt.
Training stopped at 5pm. Went back up to settle some paperwork for cases pending and officially start my calling at 7pm. Stopped at 9pm. Calling was more smooth this time round as I made it a point to prepare a script for the referrals I've gotten. Previously the script was scribbled on my transformation journal, this time, I sat down and penned out one that has the same skeleton but supplemented by the re-newed advices given during Bernard's training earlier on (plus Boss's sharing during a morning meeting she chaired), about focusing on putting across the message more strongly on how the person would benefit from meeting me.
I had Boss's suggested script of handling objections side by side my own script as I called.
Being more prepared, mentally and emotionally, the battle was well-fought.
After the calls, I continued to press on on Facebook chats, where it's more subtle and informal.
Such routine will be continued again tomorrow.
This is a war I want to win, not a just a battle.
And we WILL win.
All in all, I just want to say thank you, everyone.

PS: I miss you too.